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KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal (kwäzOO'lOO-nätäl') [key], province (1995 est. pop. 8,713,000), 33,578 sq mi (86,967 sq km), E South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. Formerly Natal province, in the constitution of 1994 it was renamed KwaZulu-Natal.

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